S2-04. Telling the fuller story: Afrika Afeni Mills
Join Afrika Afeni Mills—a leader at BetterLesson—as she discusses how to integrate students’ schemas to nurture language comprehension in early literacy, discuss the difference between asset- and deficit-based teaching, and highlight the impact “windows and mirrors” have on students’ classroom experiences.
Quotes:
“A lot of the foundational work starts by making sure that we’re inquisitive about the resources we’re providing students.”
“We don’t spend enough time thinking about students’ families as their first teachers.”
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